2015 New York Laws
GCN - General Construction
Article 2-A - (General Construction) CLASSIFICATION OF CORPORATIONS AND DEFINITIONS
65 - Classification of corporations.

  65.  Classification  of  corporations.  a.  A  corporation shall be
  either,
1. A public corporation,
2. A corporation formed other than for profit, or
3. A corporation formed for profit.
b. A public corporation shall be either,
1. A municipal corporation,
2. A district corporation,
3. A public benefit corporation.
c. A corporation formed other than for profit shall be either,
1. A religious corporation,
2. An education corporation,
3. A cooperative corporation,
4. A not-for-profit corporation, or
5. Any other corporation formed other than for profit which is  not  a
  public  corporation.  A  reference  in  a  general  law  to  a  class of
  corporations described in  accordance  with  this  classification  shall
  include all corporations belonging to such class.
d. A corporation formed for profit shall be either,
1. A business corporation,
2. A moneyed corporation,
3. A railroad corporation,
4. A transportation corporation, or
5. A benefit corporation.